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Boys’ basketball: King closes third quarter on big run

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
By Ben Bolch
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King scored the final nine points of the third quarter to take a 41-35 lead over top-seeded Mater Dei in the Division I-AA championship this evening at the Honda Center.

The Wolves trailed, 35-32, when Chris Harriel made a floater to pull them to within a point. Forward Tony Snell made a three-pointer from the corner and Taylor Cunningham a layup. Then Kawhi Leonard blocked a shot and made a terrific outlet pass to J.J. Campbell, whose layup at the buzzer gave King a six-point lead, its biggest of the game.

King is seeking its second consecutive section title and Mater Dei its first since 2006. The Monarchs are undefeated and the top-ranked team in the country according to USA Today.

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--Ben Bolch

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Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.

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